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VIA Technologies is a Taiwanese manufacturer of integrated circuits, mainly motherboard chipsets, CPUs, and memory.

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VIA KM400 /dev/dri/card0 missing

Since a few days, X does not start anymore on my Athlon 2600+ with VIA KM400 integrated graphics running Ubuntu 18.04. It could have been triggerd by the update of some Ubuntu packages but of course I ...
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Does Ubuntu support a VIA U4200 CPU?

Does Ubuntu support this type of CPU? I tried to install Ubuntu 18.04, but I get only 640x840 video output. Only Debian 7 gives me a full HD resolution. It's a HP t510 mini PC. I want it for the ...
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VIA VPN not running after UBUNTU upgrade to 18.04 LTS

I was using an earlier version of Ubuntu on a Lenovo laptop and a Wi-Fi connection with the VIA VPN. After accepting an upgrade to 18.04 LTS, VIA VPN fails to run. Its icon shows up on desktop but its ...
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Does Ubuntu 17.10 support VIA VL805 chipset?

I own a fairly old Dell Inspiron 620s with Intel Core i3 2100. which has 8 USB 2.0 ports. I wanted to add a PCIe card that could add 2 3.0 ports with faster data transfer speed (because we live in ...
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Looking for VIA ChromotionHD 2.0 driver

I'm a newbe on the Linux front. Installed a new copy of lubuntu-16.04.2-desktop-amd64 on a HP T5570 Thin Client (put in a 64 GB SSD for installation) for testing purpose. Install is fine but the ...
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DRM initialised but dont work at ZOTAC with VIA ZX900 gpu

I have ubuntu 32 bits. My initial problem is freeze of xorg with [ 31.514] (EE) CHROME(0): [drm] Failed to open DRM device for pci:0000:00:01.0: No such file or directory message in Xorg.0.log ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 installation on via EPIA M910

Had some trouble installing 14.04 desktop on VIA EPIA-M910 with VX900 chipset. Part way through the installation the screen goes blank so you cant interact with the installer.
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Add VIA driver from command line prompt

I've tried upgrading a Windows XP environment to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. I get the "low-graphics mode" screen that stalls. I know that error is well-documented for ATI/AMD, however this machine has a VIA ...
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No Sound/Audio on new Ubuntu Install

I am installing Ubuntu 13.10 on my PC , but the sound device is not working. It works fine in Windows 7. The VIA Audio driver is needed to be installed in Windows 7 to work. Is there a Linux VIA ...
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Installing v. 12.04.2 graphics card not recognized chrome9

I've installed Ubuntu 12.04.2 on my home PC which previously ran XP, this computer isn't a dual boot, I opted to remove windows. Install seemed to go without a hitch until I went to reboot, computer ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 no sound from VIA VT8233... 12.04 was the same

M/B has sound jacks as per usual BUT VGA card has a HDMI port, does this complicate things ?
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after update "the disk drive / is not ready yet or not present?"

I've been messing around and I feel like I'm just opening a can a of worms. Not sure If I'm getting closer to solution and I feel like I'm just discovering more problems and I'm not sure where to ...
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error installing on via motherboard C3 CPU

Im working with an OEM, and we are wanting to build a CARPC, for use in an electric car. We want to build a system similar to MiMod (mimodhp.com). Mimod is too expensive, it is a closed system, AND ...
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how to configure proper video-player video output for Unichrome-Pro card?

After upgrade to 12.04.1 from 10.04, all video players yield blank screen. VLC has been made to show video properly by setting its video output to "X11 (XCB)" while it was set to "XVideo (XCB)" by ...
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Network Manager missing after update: no connectivity

After an update and restart, I found that the network icon on the top is missing and so, I cannot connect to LAN, wifi, USB modem, nothing. Now, I am booting from a Live USB, then chrooted to my ...
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Pointer problem on external monitor

Pointer looks and work fine on laptop but when I connect external monitor it appears there as a shaking, square shape. Videos are not showing either. my laptop hp 2133: Graphic card: VIA ...
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Ubuntu 3D in incompatible card due to an error? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Am I using Unity or Unity 2D? This is really weird XD I have Ubuntu 12.04, my graphic chip is a Mother Board integrated Via Chrome9, which is incompatible with Unity 3D, so I ...
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graphics mode on install

I'm trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 or any version from a thumb drive onto an HP t5565 thin client. The install crashes when it trys to init graphics. I've installed Linux Mint 13 by using safe mode ...
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How to enable/activate openchrome driver?

I have installed Ubuntu 10.10 on a PC at my work, but my graphics don't work. Some examples: my mouse is a block with some pixels, my taskbars are completely white and I see no text and no pictures. ...
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No sound after fresh install [closed]

lspci shows me this: 80:01.0 Audio device: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237A/VT8251 HDA Controller (rev 10) I have openchrome installed (it appears installed in the software center) but I can't hear ...
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My Ubuntu doesn't seem to be using Unity

I'm running Ubuntu 11.04 on my laptop. I upgraded from 10.04 several weeks ago. I noticed that it seems to be using the old GNOME 2 user interface. I'm curious if this is because of my graphics card, ...
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I have a Fujitsu Siemens AMILO Pro V3515 laptop. Where can I get the proper drivers?

I have been using Ubuntu for several weeks now. (With some prior Linux usage.) Several programs I have used have given me this error message: Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0". I think ...
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Mouse pointer strange problem

i have last ubuntu installed (10.10), but from an year and thousand updates, video drivers updates, an hundreds of tricks, the mouse pointer is showed like an UGLY square... These are the ...
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How to set up VIA chrome9 screen driver?

I have an old machine here with a VIA chipset. The default screen resolution is 800x600 but the monitor is a widescreen LCD monitor which is capable of much more. I've tried to install the ubuntu 10....
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